Gangu (ruler)
Gangu or Gangadhar Shastri Wabale was a Brahmin ruler of the Deccan. A popular legend claims that Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah, the founder of the Bahmani Sultanate, was a servant and general in his service, but historians generally reject this as unfounded.
Biography
[edit]Gangu was a Brahmin ruler of the Deccan. There is a popular legend regarding him narrated by the 17th century poet Ferishta, which says that Hasan Gangu (Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah) was a servant of a brahmin ruler named Gangu (hence the name Hasan Gangu), who educated Hasan in Hinduism and made him a general in his army.[1][2][3] Historians have not found any corroboration for the legend.[4][5][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bhattacharya 1972, p. 100.
- ^ Cathal J. Nolan (2006). The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of Global ..., Volym 1. pp. 437.
- ^ The Discovery of India, J.L.Nehru
- ^ Chandra 2004, p. 177.
- ^ Majumdar 1967, p. 248.
Works cited
[edit]- Bhattacharya, Sachchidananada (1972), A Dictionary of Indian History, Westport: Greenwood Press
- Chandra, Satish (2004), Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals-Delhi Sultanat (1206–1526) – Part One, Har-Anand Publications, ISBN 978-81-241-1064-5
- Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1967), The Delhi Sultanate, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan